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TrogL

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7. That explains the concert band piece

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:04 PM

Apr 2013

I used to teach band and at festivals sometimes one of the required pieces was some horrible dreary thing called Tamerlane full of parallel fifths and sour discords. Everybody hated it

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Tamerlan was probably named after perhaps the most brutal man in history [View all] AngryAmish Apr 2013 OP

OMG that explains it all! Myrina Apr 2013 #1

The very same thing struck me; and his bro Dzhokhar is named after the greatest Batman villain ever. johnfunk Apr 2013 #2

. Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2013 #5

Actually he may be named after this guy RZM Apr 2013 #11

LMAO! You owe me a new monitor arcane1 Apr 2013 #14

Thought you were going to say dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #3

June 33??? Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #4

well, it was a curse and curses have their own ways lol nt msongs Apr 2013 #8

in soviet russia, each month had up to 72 days AngryAmish Apr 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #16

what a bullshit article. how does she know he wasn't named after a relative? cali Apr 2013 #6

The title does say "probably" which most people take to mean "I'm not certain" n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #10

I agree Enrique Apr 2013 #15

If he was named after a relative, then the relative was named after Tamerlane. Demoiselle Apr 2013 #23

That explains the concert band piece TrogL Apr 2013 #7

So... Mike Nelson Apr 2013 #12

ok... I see the 22nd - nt Mike Nelson Apr 2013 #13

His parents did not name him for a reason AngryAmish Apr 2013 #17

big deal. it's also a common name. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #18

And Attila is a common name in Hungary Retrograde Apr 2013 #19

Eh, but how many gaspee Apr 2013 #20

Which also explains why Ronald Reagan was such a dumbass president. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #21

My son's name is "Matthew" which means "Gift of the Lord"... Melinda Apr 2013 #22

Shapiro seems to be profoundly ignorant of history. opiate69 Apr 2013 #24